Tuesday Tutorial: 4 Makeup Tips for Four-Eyed Gals

If you tend to relegate your eyeglasses to those frumpy, “I-can’t-even-deal days,” we’re here to challenge you to change your perspective on specs. Worn with makeup that complements (not competes with) your frames, eye glasses can be one of the most flattering—and stylish—accessories at your disposal. Here are a few useful tips to keep in mind when sporting your pair.

1. Focus on the EyesYou may think that because glasses draw attention to your eyes, you don’t need eye makeup, but the opposite is true. We’d encourage you to play up your eyes even more than normal, to make the most of the eye-framing effect your glasses have. So go for that bold cat eye you’ve been dreaming about, perfect your eye shadow application, and enjoy all the extra attention on your gorgeous peepers.

I find that glasses often draw attention to the nose, which I guess can be good or bad. If your nose is slightly wider to begin with, it can sometimes magnify this slightly. I usually contour down the sides and highlight down the middle before applying foundation which helps to elongate it and give the nose a slimmer appearance which detracts attention from it.

I not only wear glasses, but I have one eye that is damaged, therefore, I go as neutral as I possibly can so as not to draw attention to the injured eye. Also, at the risk of sounding like a spoiled brat, I would prefer that no one refer to women who wear glasses as "four-eyed". If you've ever been forced to wear them when you would rather not have, it's not a real self-esteem building nickname. I have been wearing glasses since I was 4 years old and have endured K-12, college, master's degree and 10 years hence of being referred to as "four-eye", sometimes kiddingly and sometimes being made fun of or singling out. I bet I'm not the only glasses gal out there who feels like I do. BTW, your tips are great, especially the one concerning under eye concealer , I never thought about that before! Thx!

I love wearing my glasses! I only have square frames, but I usually pair them with a cat eye and a red lip (Urban Decay's "F-Bomb" lipstick is a must), and a sweep of a muted shimmery blush. I recommend moisturizing under your eyes very well before you apply anything too, so no bags, wrinkles, dry patches, etc are magnified by your specs. :)

Michelle Phan gas a video on her youtube channel about what kind of glasses are best for your face and really helpful ways to do your make up! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKV-odZZGtk&feature=youtube_gdata_player

My question is this: When I am applying my eye-makeup - my eyes water terribly at the outer corners, and thus, my eye-makeup is ruined. It is so frustrating, and I wanna know how to make it stop. I don't think that I am not allergic to anything, so I dont know why this is happening. Any tips or ideas, that you can give me, would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!! :D